On 12/16/10 12:52, Trad Griesmar wrote:
... But doesn't the rtf format ensure precisely that ? I really do not see the point in using pdf, which is a nuisance if you want to work on the document later.
RTF is a mess of multiple versions, multiple implementations etc. You cannot guarantee that an RTF created in MS Word will open correctly in OpenOffice.org... it might.. it might not. Data and formatting can and does get lost. Microsoft has historically, and consistently mucked about with the RTF specification (it is their format, and their spec, so they can do this)... so it works well with MS Office, but once you step outside of that arena, you cannot count on anything anymore.
PDF ensures that, as a digital printout of the original document, all formatting, fonts, layouts etc are as intended by the original author. It's not designed to be a document that you exchange around for editing - use ODF for that :-)
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